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Neither Here nor There by Bill Bryson — WisdomDeck honest review

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Neither Here nor There

by Bill Bryson

Bryson retraces a 1970s backpacking trip across Europe, from Hammerfest to Istanbul. Grumpy, funny, and observant.

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you want Europe via comic travelogue.

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you want culture over complaint.

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Three things you will actually use

Retrace and compare.
Youth and middle age see differently.
Keep moving.

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Read the chapters on Norway.

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Bryson's Europe.

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